C
God came down to Earth
   F                C
To enjoy what She'd created
C
Took a fishing trip to Georgia
                       G
To see what She could see
C
Cast out a holy line
F                      C
Thought She'd hooked a big one
F                C
Reeled in a oil barrel
G                   C
And said, "Oh my me!"

[Chorus]
C                 F                 C
This is why your whole world is on fire
                                          G
This is why you can't drink from your own springs
          C           G            C    G     F
This is why, this is why, this is why, why, why
        C                G            C
This is why y'all can't have nice things

[Verse]
C
So She walked back to the highway
    F                   C
Flagged down a passing stranger
C
An old man with a kind streak
                   G
Who offered Her a toke
      C
Just as She was partakin'
      F                 C
The blue lights started flashing
       F                         C
As they slipped the handcuffs on Her
 G                           C
She thought this must be a joke

[Chorus]
C                      F                  C
This is why y'all are all strung out to Christmas
                                  G
This is why I left you all them seeds
          C           G            C    G     F
This is why, this is why, this is why, why, why
          C               G            C
This is why y'all can't have nice things

[Solo]
C  F  C  G  C  F  C  F  C  G  C

[Verse]
C
So She walked out of the jail
   F                C
With a rap sheet and no money

Went lookin' for a coffee
                        G
And passed by an angry mob
C
They were yelling about people
            F              C
Who should suffer pain eternal
     F               C
She asked one for a dollar
               G               C
And they said, "Sinner, get a job"

[Outro]
C                           F                   C
This is why (This is why) I blessed you with compassion
                                      G
This is why (This is why) I gave you empathy
C                           F                   C
This is why (This is why) I said to love your neighbor
                                                G
This is why (This is why) pills don't grow on trees
C                           F                   C
This is why (This is why) I gave you all salvation
                                               G
This is why (This is why) angels lose their wings
         C           G            C    G     F
This is why, this is why, this is why, why, why
         C               G            C
This is why y'all can't have nice things
C                       G            C
Oh, this is why y'all can't have nice things